Christian Science Monitor's Best Nonfiction Books of 2009

1.
A. Lincoln
A. Lincoln 4.30 avg rating — 20,122 ratings
2.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon 3.90 avg rating — 106,810 ratings
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Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath 4.20 avg rating — 3,190 ratings
4.
The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels
The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels 4.09 avg rating — 915 ratings
5.
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science 3.97 avg rating — 9,815 ratings
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A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster 3.94 avg rating — 3,770 ratings
7.
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America 4.14 avg rating — 17,865 ratings
8.
Good Soldiers, The
Good Soldiers, The 4.22 avg rating — 8,593 ratings
9.
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World 3.90 avg rating — 30,144 ratings
10.
The Somme
The Somme 4.05 avg rating — 1,533 ratings
11.
Cheever: A Life
Cheever: A Life 4.18 avg rating — 729 ratings
11.
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt 3.90 avg rating — 8,803 ratings
13.
The Third Reich at War (The History of the Third Reich, #3)
The Third Reich at War (The History of the Third Reich, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 5,925 ratings
13.
Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality
Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality 3.74 avg rating — 828 ratings
15.
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream 4.15 avg rating — 9,220 ratings
15.
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan 4.15 avg rating — 8,711 ratings
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Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness
Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness 4.04 avg rating — 17,101 ratings
18.
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability 3.72 avg rating — 1,560 ratings
19.
The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President
The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President 3.79 avg rating — 837 ratings
20.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope 4.07 avg rating — 31,868 ratings
21.
Lit
Lit
by: Mary Karr
3.94 avg rating — 27,991 ratings
22.
A World Of Trouble: The White House and the Middle East- from the Cold War to the War on Terror
A World Of Trouble: The White House and the Middle East- from the Cold War to the War on Terror 4.18 avg rating — 150 ratings
23.
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work 3.75 avg rating — 10,820 ratings
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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art 3.92 avg rating — 6,613 ratings